Prevalence of Porcine Cysticercosis by Lingual Examination in Smallholder Pig Farms in Kiambu, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNguhiu, Purity N
dc.contributor.authorKabuage, Lucy W
dc.contributor.authorSamuel, Mwangi N
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T12:23:53Z
dc.date.available2023-03-07T12:23:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractPorcine cysticercosis is common in pigs worldwide and associated with free ranging production systems where animals have access to human faeces infected with Taenia solium. Its occurrence leads to economic loss to farmers at slaughter but more important is the public health concern where humans may get infection by consumption of infected pig meat. The larval stages develop in muscles and tissues in both pigs and humans. Diagnosis in live pigs is mainly by presence of palpable cysts on the tongue. A cross sectional survey was carried out in 81 smallholder farms in Thika sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya. Visual inspection and lingual palpation was done to 276 pigs, where two pigs were examined in pig farms with less than 5 pigs while in farms with more than 5 pigs, at least 5 pigs were randomly picked for palpation. The results were recorded as presence or absence of palpable cysts. Farm and pig prevalence of cysticercosis in Thika was found to be 6.2% and 1.81% respectively an indication that cysticercosis is present in the area. Though the prevalence was low as compared to other parts in Kenya, this was first documentation of disease occurrence in this areaen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta University Vice Chancellor’s 2015 Research Granten_US
dc.identifier.citationNguhiu, P. N., Kabuage, L. W., & Samuel, M. N. (2018). Prevalence of Porcine Cysticercosis by Lingual Examination in Smallholder Pig Farms in Kiambu, Kenya. International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 7(1).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2278 – 0211
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/24885
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal Of Innovative Research and Developmenten_US
dc.subjectField diagnosisen_US
dc.subjectlingual palpationen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectporcine cysticercosisen_US
dc.subjecttaeniosisen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Porcine Cysticercosis by Lingual Examination in Smallholder Pig Farms in Kiambu, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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